diff --git a/lua/irc_client.lua b/lua/irc_client.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 0415578..0000000
--- a/lua/irc_client.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-require("irc").setup({
-	servers = {
-		libera = {
-			nick = "ninachloe",
-			username = "ninachloe",
-			server = "irc.libera.chat",
-			port = 6667,
-			use_ssl = false,
-		},
-	},
-})
diff --git a/lua/mail.lua b/lua/mail.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index ee266b6..0000000
--- a/lua/mail.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-vim.g.iris_name = "Nina Chloé Kassandra Reiß"
-vim.g.iris_mail = "nina.reiss@nickr.eu"
-
-local cmd = io.popen("whoami")
-local get_lua_configuration_directory
-
-if cmd == nil then
-	get_lua_configuration_directory = "root"
-else
-	get_lua_configuration_directory = cmd:read("*a")
-	cmd:close()
-end
-
-local directory_path
-if get_lua_configuration_directory == "root" then
-	directory_path = "/root/.config/nvim"
-else
-	directory_path = "/home/" .. get_lua_configuration_directory .. "/.config/nvim"
-end
-
-vim.g.iris_imap_host = "mail.nickr.eu"
-vim.g.iris_imap_port = 143
-vim.g.iris_imap_login = "yannick.reiss@nickr.eu"
-vim.g.iris_imap_passwd_filepath = directory_path .. "mail_password.gpg"
-
-vim.g.iris_smtp_host = "smtp.nickr.eu"
-vim.g.iris_smtp_port = 587
-vim.g.iris_smtp_login = "yannick.reiss@nickr.eu"
-vim.g.iris_smtp_passwd_filepath = directory_path .. "mail_password.gpg"
-
--- specify mail configuration
-vim.g.iris_idle_enabled = 0
-vim.g.iris_idle_timeout = 300
-vim.g.iris_emails_chunk_size = 25
-vim.g.iris_download_dir = "~/Downloads"
diff --git a/lua/plugconfig.lua b/lua/plugconfig.lua
index 7152507..fd31596 100644
--- a/lua/plugconfig.lua
+++ b/lua/plugconfig.lua
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ require("pascal_mode")
 -- Ada mode (supported by plugins)
 require("ada_mode")
 
--- Mail configuration
--- require("mail")
-
--- IRC configuration
--- require("irc_client")
-
 -- Misc configuration
 if vim == nil then
 	vim = {}
diff --git a/lua/plugins.lua b/lua/plugins.lua
index aa22564..2a0877c 100644
--- a/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -91,8 +91,4 @@ return {
 
 	-- Plugins to test
 	"https://git.nickr.eu/yannickreiss/nvim-macrotool.git",
-
-	-- Message clients and office setup
-	"soywod/iris.vim",
-	{ "shadmansaleh/IRC.nvim", rocks = "openssl" },
 }
diff --git a/mail_password.gpg b/mail_password.gpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bfc39f..0000000
--- a/mail_password.gpg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
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